The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
N PARAGRAPHS.

N PARAGRAPHS.
an Orphan Girl Taken from Harris
County 20 Columbus and Abandoned
Under Peculiar Circumstances-E x-
element Causes Death in Gwinnett
County Under Circumstances Which
at First Made 1t Look Like Murder.
GEORGIA
Ex-Gov. McDanieIs new residence at
Monroe, has received the finishing touches
from the fresco painters and decorators,
and Is nov rely for occupatiOn-in every
way a comfortable and elegant home.
At the close Of Sundays services at PORES
Academy. az Monroe. by Rev. J. o. A
Radford and J. a Mccarthy, Of jersey. J.
C.. AIlgood and Miss Mary Whatley, q
Herndonville fingered until the crowd had
dispersed, except the two preachers. and
while sitting an their buggy, Rev. j. -. A
Radford performed the ceremony which
made them man ana VIE, Rev. J. A Nc
Clarity being the only witness present. IL
was not runa way match, as there had been
no objections raised. but was merely sur
prise. We wish the happy couple much
hsppiness and Success in life.
Columbus Eag'iirerSun: Rather a
strange story was related 20 an Enquirer
lows: -Four or five days ago young white
girl, giving her name as Bonny Grier, ap-
p'eared in the neighbOrhOCd Of Wynn's hill,
seeking some one willing 10 give her home
She was poorly clad, and said that she was
weary and hungry. Finally she stopped at
the residence OF Mrs Fannie Hurt, and that
kind lady decided 70 give her food aud
shelter. The girl is between Y and u years
OF age. She has a very bad memory, or
else e pnrp0Saly Teticent about herself. All
that can Be learned from her Is that
her parents lived in Texas until two months
ago, when her father died Her mother
then removed 70 Harris county, Georgia,
bringing her daughter with her. About a
week ago her mother also died Here comes
the strangest part Of the story. After her
mothers death the girl says a man brought
her from Harris county To the outskirts Of
the city. near the Georgia Midland railroad,
and there he left her. She could not tell
what part Of Harris county she came from,
or the name Of the man who brought her 10
this city. The girl is apparently sincere IN
what she says aI73 appears to be very intel
ligent. This Is a strange case, and one that
VIII bear investigation if the facts stated to
the reporter are true.
The people living on the Kinchefoone,
near Line creek, in Sumter county, have
been missing their pigs. poultry, lambs. etc,
for some time. and Thursday night l.. 2.
Clark. G. " Ivy. T. A Cato and Ed Ivy,
armed themselves with axes and guns,
called their dogs and went on the warpath.
About O'Clock, while traversing the
swamps, the dogs started ''yarment," and
the excitement begun There was racing
and fighting of in the bush and slush Of the
swamp, and the dog seemed To get the
worst As soon as the boys would get in
clnse proximity with their light, the beast
would give spring, mount a tree and get
out Of sight, for a moment or two. At last
II was found 10 be a large wild cat. and
then the boys determined To have his thar"
The excitement grew intense when the
dogs put in an appearance, with ears torn
into ribbons and covered with blood The
cat took TO a large tree, when one Of the
party shot it. This only made the animal
furious, and with an unearthly shrek 1t
sprung from the tree onto the back of dog
ana commenced to tear and bite with teeth
and claws. The other dogs pitched in and
pretty soon they were all IN the deep waters
Of the creek fighting. As the dogs were
worsted they would turn toward the creek
bank, and the cst w>uld try 10 escape, but
as soon as its head would be turned its as
sailants were C,,oA il, and in this way it was
dispatched about O'Clock Friday morning
The dogs won't be in shape for another cat
in long time.
A crowd gathered in Ben Smiths district,
in Gwinnett county, a day or two ago to
shoot for beef, and the boys were quite
lively and everything passed off pleasantly
for a while, when j. NJ Baxter and John
Philips got into a controversy about shoot
ing, and Philips told Baxter he couldn't hit
a shingle One was thrown up and it fell
before Baxter could shoot. He tried it a
second time and failed to shoot again until
the shingle fell; then Philips proposed to
bet BIC. that he could not hit his
hat The money was put up
and he missed the hat. From
this they got into a wrangle and were about
To fight when friends interfered and they
agreed TO drop it. Philips did not seem to
be satisfied and told John Sells that if he
would get Bakers gun away from him he
would whip Baxter. Sells borrowed the
gun, and then Philips came up behind Bax-
ter, who was squatting down, and struck or
pushed him over on his face and Jumped on
him. He struck three or four blows, when
Baxter called TO Kennedy to pull him off
They were separated, and as soon
ms Baxter got up be tried to get
his gun and Philips got rock to renew the
fight. Sells refused to let Baxter have the
gun, and Philips walked of ten or fifteen
steps Baxter asked him what he was run
ming for and ne replied he was not running
He then went to Bill Kennedy and said:
Catch me; ! ann going to have one of them
ground, and died in two or three minutes.
The witnesses all agree that Baxter did not
hit Philips, and DR.. Mitchell made a thor
ough examination and could find no
brIIise or wound. He is, therefore,
of the opinion that Philips death
was caused by undue excitement, and
probably rupture Of some of the vessels
of the heart. The following is the verdict
Of the jury: 1--WE, the jury, summoned
and sworn tn inquire into the causes that
led to the death Of John Philips, now lying
dead before us, after hearing the testimony
and after a post-mortem examination, CON
Quoted in our presence by DR.. T. K Mitch
ell, find that John Philips came to his
death from natural causes, occasioned by
heart affections
FLORIDA.
The public school of Palatka has ninety
cfsho nd re 10 hax